Chair moves ACC into closed session to review police complaint

The chair of the Administrative Charging Committee (ACC) moved the committee into a closed session on Feb. 12, 2026, to review police complaints and to obtain legal advice under Maryland law. The committee approved prior closed-session minutes before voting to go behind closed doors and later reconvened in open session and adjourned.

The closed-session readout, delivered by the chair, said the ACC had met in closed session to review complaint investigations against specific police officers and to consider whether to recommend discipline. The chair cited Maryland Code, General Provisions Article §3-305(b)(1), (7), and (13), and Maryland Code, Public Safety Article §3-104(h), as the legal basis for confidentiality and the closed meeting. The chair said the committee had one case to review, identified in the transcript as "Denton 2025-8." The readout also referenced complaint identifiers 2025-06 and 2025-09 in the context of files reviewed.

Vice Chair Jeff Martin and ACC members Todd Lord and Dan Towers were listed by the chair as present for the closed session; the transcript includes a first name "Keith" without a last name. ACC attorney Stuart Barrel and ACC administrator Kim Reeder also were named as attending. From the Denton Police Department, the chair named Lieutenant Jeff Jackson, Sergeant Jerry Stivers and Captain Jamie Seacrest as present for parts of the proceeding.

Procedurally, the meeting first approved closed-session minutes. A motion to approve the minutes was made (recorded in the transcript as moved by Todd) and seconded; the chair called for the ayes and the minutes were approved by voice vote. Later, after the legal readout, the committee made and seconded a motion to enter closed session under the cited Maryland statutes; the chair announced the motion carried by voice vote. The committee returned to open session, the chair confirmed microphones were reactivated, and a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The transcript does not record any formal disciplinary outcome or further public discussion of the complaints; the readout and votes establish only that the ACC met in closed session to review complaint(s) and consult counsel. The committee did not announce any final disposition for the named case(s) during the open session recorded in the transcript.

The meeting concluded with adjournment. No further hearings or dates were specified in the transcript.